Ink Master
A Typical Day at the Tattoo Shop
Season 9 • 05/23/2017
To a tattoo artist, a tattoo shop is like a home away from home: they get to do what they love, spend time with friends, and be themselves.

Watching

Interview
01:43
Ink MasterS9 E1
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Fire & Ice
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Fire & Ice
Thicker Than Blood was the first to go in the competition by going outside of the box with a simple live reference tattoo. If you don’t follow the judges’ instructions, you get the boot!
06/06/2017
Interview
01:45
Ink MasterS9 E2
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Crossing the Line
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Crossing the Line
Stricken with family grief as well as the pressure of the competition, The Marked Society’s illustrative black work piece came out rough and had them sent home.
06/13/2017
Interview
01:32
Ink MasterS9 E3
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Unnatural Disasters
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Unnatural Disasters
It was a shocker to everyone when renowned tattoo shop Black Anchor Collective got the boot, but their disastrous natural disaster tattoo left Chris, Dave, and Oliver with no other choice.
06/20/2017
Interview
01:30
Ink MasterS9 E4
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Lend Me Your Ear
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Lend Me Your Ear
After receiving an awful flash challenge critique, Tri-Cities Tattoo blew a second chance with their elimination tattoo with their black and grey cherub – and so it was time to head home.
06/27/2017
Interview
01:38
Ink MasterS9 E5
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: War and Ink
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: War and Ink
Think Before You Ink may have been voted down to the bottom by the other artists, but it was their poor technical application that got them eventually sent home.
07/11/2017
Interview
01:36
Ink MasterS9 E6
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Get the Flock Outta Here
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Get the Flock Outta Here
For a pair of tattoo artists like Lalo and Picasso who are so artistically gifted, the competition’s restrictions just could not let them rise to the top.
07/18/2017
Interview
01:41
Ink MasterS9 E7
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: On the Bubble
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: On the Bubble
Boneface Ink humbly admits that it had the worst tattoo of the day, and knew it was in trouble. Like real troopers, these guys close shop while embracing their mistakes.
07/25/2017
Interview
01:45
Ink MasterS9 E8
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Masterpiece Mayhem
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Masterpiece Mayhem
Black Spade Tattoo has two talented artists, but they butt heads just one too many times and couldn’t collaborate successfully to produce challenge-winning tattoos this time around.
08/01/2017
Interview
01:38
Ink MasterS9 E9
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Pin-Up Panic Attack
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Pin-Up Panic Attack
Pinz & Needlez definitely gave the big dogs in the competition a run for their money, but once everyone had to face the dread pin-up challenge, it was them who got sent home.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:10
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part III
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part III
Ulyss and Eva bicker over design details as time ticks away while a confident Cleen is unimpressed by his fellow artists’ drill designs.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:24
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part I
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part I
With Tommy Montoya as a guest judge this week and a renowned veteran artist stepping into the competition, things heat up quickly.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:18
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part IV
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part IV
The Flash Challenge critiques pour in as one veteran tattoo shop leaves the judges unmoved while another has Tommy Montoya praising its clever use of a light source.
08/08/2017
Highlight
02:21
Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part II
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part II
Instead of using tattoo machines to puncture skin, the artists are given drills to puncture wood in order to create elaborate designs. Precision is absolutely crucial this week.
08/08/2017
Interview
01:54
Ink MasterS9 E10
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Drill Baby, Drill
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Drill Baby, Drill
Portrait day was an absolute slaughterhouse, but in the end the judges decided it was Classic Trilogy Tattoo that didn’t have what it takes to be Master Shop.
08/15/2017
Highlight
03:47
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part II
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part II
The skull pick is random and nerve-wracking this week as the groups of 4 are determined one by one. The egos of Basilica Tattoo, Old Town Ink, and Golden Skull Tattoo begin to clash.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:22
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part I
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part I
Adaptability is tested this week as Dave lets the artists know that they must ink in groups of 4 on the same canvas at the same time. The subject matter? The four horsemen of the apocalypse, of course.
08/15/2017
Highlight
01:48
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part III
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part III
Tommy is confident he’s paired with competent and easygoing teammates while April Nicole tries to ignore a hurricane of criticism from the big dogs she’s stuck with.
08/15/2017
Highlight
02:12
Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part IV
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part IV
Instead of reeling it in, Erin takes the lead on her team so far that her teammates may not be able to keep up. Christian is convinced his team’s four horsemen tattoos will win hands down.
08/15/2017
Interview
01:43
Ink MasterS9 E11
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Grim Inker
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Grim Inker
Artistic Skin Design fought long and hard to get through the competition, but showing the judges a tattoo that was anatomically off left them with no choice than to send them home.
08/22/2017
Exclusive
04:42
Ink MasterS9
Ryan Ashley: An Ink Master on Elm Street
Ryan Ashley: An Ink Master on Elm Street
After being crowned the very first female ‘Ink Master’, winning a guest spot in Oliver Peck’s tattoo shop, and a $100,000 prize, Ryan Ashley Malarkey has some advice for all of the aspiring tattoo artists out there.
06/06/2017
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